dilatation

Meaning

1. (uncountable, usually) Prolixity; diffuse discourse.
2. (uncountable, usually) The act of dilating; expansion; an enlarging on all sides; the state of being dilated
3. (uncountable, usually) A dilation or enlargement of a canal or other organ.

Synonyms

dilation

expansion

distention

distension

amplification

enlarge

expand

enlargement

expanding

expanse

expatiate

extend

intumescence

stretching

swell

swelling

unpack

expatiation

intumesce

physiosis

expansion ratio

degree of expansion

ratio of expansion

explain in detail

expansive power

expansion-pressure ratio

swelling ration

amplify

augmentation

bellied

bulging

diastole

dilate

Translations

dilatation

dilatación

dilatazione

διαστολή

dilatação

dilatatie

Erweiterung

Dilatation

dilatació

Ausdehnung

uitzetting

Vergrößerung

Dehnung

verwijding

Volumendehnung

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌdaɪleɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n/

Etymology

From Old French dilatation, from Late Latin dīlātātio, early 15th c.